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Kane, William A., 34 Ash avenue, Tinsmith. Kaulback, Sumner T., 34 Highland road, Foreman. Kauler, Charles E., 27 Gilman st., Undertaker's assistant. Kearney, Edward S., 53 Mansfield street, Sawdust dealer. Kearney, John J., 6 Charlestown street, Clerk. Keay, Fred E., 153 College avenue, Editor. Keegan, Dominick F., 15 Ibbetson st., Foreman printer. Keith, Simeon C., Jr., 20 Highland avenue, Bacteriologist. Kelley, Isaac S., 22 Electric avenue, Cashier. Kelley, William M., 17 Merriam street, Clerk. Kendall, Jones B., Jr., 7 Bowers avenue, Milk dealer. Kenneson, Charles A., 176 Walnut street, Stor. w. h. kpr. Kenney, James, 4 Concord avenue, Carpenter. Kidder, Andrew M., 10 Summit avenue, No occupation. Kidder, Herbert A., 26 Warner street, Cashier. Kiley, Patrick J., 15 Mystic street, Wheelwright. King, Charles E., 69 Beacon street, Coachman. Kinney, Edgar L., 92 Sycamore street, Bookkeeper. Kirby, Michael, 315 Washington street, Laborer. Kneeland, William B., 9 Greene street, Freight solicitor. Knight, William E., 425 Norfolk street, Watchman. Knowles, Benjamin H., 15 Parker st., Hat manufacturer. Knowles, Zoeth R., 52 Putnam street, Printer. Knowlton, Edward B., 75 Hancock street, Pattern maker. Knox, Waldo H., 19 Hancock street, Salesman.
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Lacount, Eugene D., 34 Day street, Salesman. Lambert, Frank S., 10 Cross street, Painter. Land, Lawrence P., 60 Marshall street, Carpenter. Landers, Arthur C., 218 Summer street, Bookkeeper. Lapham, F. DeWitt, 3 Hathorn st., R. E. and insurance. Lavey, John T., 7 Belmont street, Pork packer. Lawrence, Bernard W., 289 Highland av., Produce dealer. Lawrence, George B., 53 Bay State avenue, Slate dealer. Lawson, Peter P., 101 Summer street, Machinist. Leavitt, Frank W., 468 Somerville avenue, Carriage mfr. LeCount, Frederick R., 7 Dartmouth st., No occupation. Lennan, William M., 60 Prescott street, Clerk. Leonard, Eugene C., 65 Adams street, Tailor.
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Lewis, Dennis J., 14 Benedict street, Plumber. Libbey, Albion H., 152 Powder House boul., Salesman.
Libbey, Moulton C., 7 Jay street, Jeweler.
Liddell, William, 32 Cedar street, Pattern maker. Lillie, Nathaniel W., 446 Medford st., Purchasing agent. Lincoln, Rollin T., 34 Benton road, Clerk. Litchfield, J. Warren, 181 Broadway, Milk dealer.
Littlefield, Samuel T., 321 Broadway, No occupation. Locke, Theodore H., 53 Central street, Clerk.
Lomasney, John E., 7 Maple avenue, Produce dealer.
Lombard, Richard J., 16 Evergreen avenue, Teamster. Lorentzen, Henry, 101 Rogers avenue, Lock expert. Loud, Clarence W., 45 Hudson street, Salesman. Lovejoy, George S., 167 Highland avenue, Wharfinger. Loveland, Charles M. N., 898 Broadway, Stenographer. Lovering, Edward P., 181 Medford street, Mason. Lovering, Everett L., 21 Bradley street, Musician. Lowell, George E., 102 Walnut st., Livery stable keeper. Lund, John C., 13 Cutter street, Shipper. Lundergan, James W., 40 Dickinson street, Milkman.
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Macdonald, John W., 143 Walnut street, Salesman. Makant, Robert, 40 School street, Engraver. Mann, Alfred E., 75 Washington street, Undertaker.
Mansfield, Wilbur F., 773 Broadway, Real estate agent. Marchant, Albert L., 92 Vine street, Barber. Marsh, William H., 27 Cutter street, Teamster. Marshall, John A., 153-A Willow avenue, Salesman. Martin, John P., 56-S Walnut street, Salesman.
Martin, John W., 16 Montgomery avenue, Foreman. Martin, Lewis R., 34 Grant street, Teamster. Martinson, William H., 10 Boston street, Engineer. Mason, Seth, 5 Walnut street, Advertising agent. Maynard, Fred L., 30 Ames street, Provision dealer. Mayo, Francis L., 17 Clark street, Bill poster. Mayo, Wallace J., 36 Putnam street, Electrician. McAllister, William H., 23 Wallace street, No occupation. McAskill, Scyrene B., 6 Bow street, Candy dealer. McCarty, John J., 13 Knowlton street, Charcoal dealer. Mccullough, William, 54 Dane street, Produce dealer. McEleney, William J., 139 Linwood street, Teamster. McFarland, Chester S .. 21 Cedar street, Com. merchant. McGann, Thomas F., 45 Putnam street, Brass founder. McGovern, Lawrence J., 9 Concord avenue, Machinist. McGrath, Charles T., 35 Lowell street, Carriage painter. McGrath, Philip J., 23 Appleton street, Printer. McKenna, David W., 7 Chestnut street, Pedler. McKenna, George F., 292 Lowell street, Undertaker. McNamara, William E., 161 Beacon street, Grocer. McQuade, Owen A., 6 Taunton street, Polisher. Mead, Edward C., 18 Summit avenue, Builder. Melvin, Charles F., 25 Farragut avenue, Salesman. Merriam, George S., 6 Essex street, Warehouseman. Merrifield, Fred H., 6 Abdell street, Salesman. Merrill, Ernest W., 40 Harvard street, Bookkeeper. Merrill, Herbert E., 11 Lincoln street, Leather salesman. Merrill, Warren A., 14 Westminster street, Salesman. Messer, Melvin J., 27 Franklin street, Manager.
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Miner, Robert A., 56 Chester street, No occupation. Mink, Frank L., Jr., 85 Elm street, No occupation. Molineaux, Michael R., 41 Thorndike street, Com. agent. Moran, William J., 80 Franklin street, Driver. Morang, Arthur C., 157 Lowell street, Clerk.
Morrill, Fred L., 18 Arlington street, No occupation. Morrison, Frank E., 23 Brook street, Provision dealer.
Morrow, Andrew C., 23 Highland road, Buyer. Morrow, John J., 17 Perry street, Clerk.
Morse, Henry H., 27 Hudson street, Merchant. Mullen, James, 24 Wyatt street, Laborer. Mulqueeney, Lot J., 420 Norfolk street, Laborer. Munroe, James A., 70 Myrtle street, Salesman. Murphy, Stephen F., 102 College avenue, Manager. Muzzy, Horace T., 31 Vinal avenue, Draftsman. Myott, William C., 54 Richdale avenue, Hoisting engineer.
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Nason, Charles C., 21 Wigglesworth street, Carpenter. Neal, Andrew C., 78 Raymond avenue, Gilder. Newell, Franklin G., 41 Temple street, Machinist. Newsom, James E., 74 Sycamore street, Produce dealer. Newton, Elbridge W., 8 Westwood road, Agent. Nickerson, Benjamin S., 763 Broadway, Broker. Nickerson, John F., 25 Flint street, No occupation. Nickerson, Urban H., 27 Hall avenue, Salesman. Noble, Archibald W., 39 Crocker street, Upholsterer. Northrup, Herbert N., 165 College avenue, Manufacturer. Nowell, Joseph A., 56 Oliver street, Engineer. Noyce, Benjamin C., 28 Glen street, Carpenter. Nute, Alfred D., 329 Highland avenue, No occupation. Nye, Thomas V. B., 51 Cedar street, Salesman. Nyman, Ernest D., 5 Wigglesworth st., Baggage master.
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O'Brien, John J., 8 Durham street, Dry goods pedler.
O'Brien, Timothy F., 4 Prospect place, Grocer.
O'Brien, William, 15 Caldwell avenue, Expressman.
O'Brien, William E., 70 Prospect street, Clerk.
O'Connell, Henry J., 139 Lowell street, Cigar salesman. O'Connell, Michael, 35 Linwood street, Pedler. O'Day, William, 12 Palmer avenue, Machinist. O'Donnell, Neil, 114 Cross street, Engineer. O'Donnell, Thomas H., 273 Washington st., Apothecary. O'Donoghue, Daniel E., 26 Chandler st., Music teacher. O'Leary, David T., 277 Washington street, Confectioner. O'Neil, John F., 135 Linwood street, Teamster. O'Neil, Michael A., 158 Lowell street, Stock broker. O'Neill, William J., 76 Bonair street, Woolens salesman. O'Shaughnessy, Patrick, 76 Derby street, Milk dealer. Owen, John W., 20 Melvin street, Civil engineer.
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Page, Daniel W., 21-R Webster avenue, No occupation. Paine, Robert S., 110 College avenue, Hay dealer. Paisley, William, 407 Broadway, Furniture dealer. Park, Arthur N., 20 Arlington street, Restaurant prop. Parker, Arthur B., 17 Gilman street, Milk dealer. Parker, William H., 23 Hall avenue, Salesman. Patch, Amos G., 35 Irving street, Produce dealer. Pecheur, Augustus F., 7 Merriam street, Glass maker. Peck, Henry A., 2 Bigelow street, Printer.
Perham, Edwin R., 92 Packard avenue, Mining (treas.).
Perkins, George W., 79 Derby street, Machinist. Philbrick, Charles S., 174 Morrison avenue, R. E. agent. Phillips, Bernard C., 18 Hillside park, Glass cutter. Pickthall, Richard E., 182 Central street, No occupation. Pigon, Joseph H., 36 Wallace street, Clerk. Plaisted, Arthur I., 17 Franklin street, Electrician. Pond, George W., 91 Bay State avenue, Salesman. Potter, George B., 14 Crocker street, Produce salesman. Potter, Henry K., 5 Arthur street, Carriage manufacturer. Pratt, Charles H., 20 George street, Civil engineer. Preble, Frederick A., 55 Tennyson street, Bookkeeper. Prescott, Albion M., 21 Carlton street, Teamster. Preston, T. Franklin, 20 Albion street, Manager. Prichard, George W., 16 Fremont street, Teamster. Pride, Edwin L., 9 Browning road, Accountant. Proctor, Guy H., 175 Summer st., Auto supplies dealer. Puffer, Charles, 14 Dartmouth street, Produce dealer.
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Quinlan, John P., 8 Buckingham street, Driver.
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Ramsdell, Charles H., Jr., 53 Tufts street, Salesman. Rand, Fred C., 35 Banks street, General foreman. Ray, Frank E., 16 Virginia street, Salesman. Ray, George D., 42 Concord avenue, Engineer. Raymond, Charles F., 45 Bromfield road, Collector. Raynes, Charles E., 108 Packard avenue, Clerk. Reynolds, James F., 7 Adams street, Insurance agent. Rhodes, Harry L., 84 Highland avenue, Grocer. Rich, Isaac, 36 Walnut street, Civil engineer. Rich, Sewall M., 381 Medford street, Fish dealer. Richards, Frederick L., 127 Summer street, Engineer. Richards, George A., 27 Bay State avenue, R. E. agent. Richards, William P., 44 Day street, Architect. Richardson, George A., 20 Wesley street, Painter. Richardson, Herbert S., 41 Columbus avenue, Teamster. Richardson, Homer L., 11 Albion street, Compositor. Richardson, William C., 15 Franklin street, Clerk. Ricker, George E., 27 College avenue, Hotel keeper. Rideout, Henry N. W., 7 Howe street, Asst. paymaster. Ridler, Parker, 37 Ames street, Salesman. Riley, Philip W., 122 Rogers avenue, Printer. Rivers, Fred S., 35 Charnwood road, Electrician. Roberts, Oliver S., 15 Kidder avenue, Manager.
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JURY LIST.
Robinson, William H., 265 Broadway, Veterinary surgeon. Rogers, Bishop G., 34 Lake street, Bookkeeper. Rogers, John E., 9 Wigglesworth street, Electrician. Ronayne, John, 221/2 Tyler street, Laborer. Russell, Arthur J., 5 Beacon street, Printer. Russell, Edmond, 57 Dane street, Mason. Russell, Eugene L., 1196 Broadway, Provision dealer. Ryan, Martin J., 7 Garden court, Bookkeeper.
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Sanborn, Charles H., 50 Walnut street, Steam heating. Sanborn, J. Walter, 183 Central street, Com. merchant. Sanborn, William A., 62 Curtis street, Brick mfr. Sanborn, William F., 17 Benedict street, News dealer. Sargent, A. Eugene, 2 Sargent avenue, Clerk. Sargent, Isaac C., 8 Parker street, Garage employee. Sargent, Thomas T. M., 67 Myrtle street, Architect. Sawyer, Walter S., 16 Browning road, Real estate agent. Schillinger, Edgar F., 152 Walnut street, Clerk. Schrafft, William E., 49 Belmont street, Candy mfr. Sears, Edward S., 130 College avenue, Clerk. Sewall, William H., 140 Lowell street, Watchman. Seward, William A., 66 Highland avenue, Railway agent. Seymour, Alfred A., 10 Brook street, Salesman. Shattuck, David A., 23 Brook street, Carpenter. Shaw, Oscar M., 18 Everett avenue, Carpenter. Shaw, William H., 92 Central street, Asst. manager. Sheeran, John J., 17 Merriam street, Provision dealer. Shepherd, Lester C., 224 Highland avenue, Salesman. Shepley, Charles H., 45 Union square, No occupation. Sheridan, Arthur H., 22 Perry street, Salesman. Shiner, Alfred F., 158 Linwood street, Trader. Short, Oscar W., 8 Bowdoin street, Box manufacturer. Sidebottom, William, 54 Adams street, Architect. Simonds, Charles F., 86 Belmont street, Mechanic. Simpson, Merton P., 155 Willow ave., Furniture salesman. Smith, Arthur A., 15 Summit avenue, No occupation. Smith, Edward P., 32 Josephine avenue, Clerk. Smith, F. Ellwood, 70 Chandler street, Agent. Smith, Leslie E. A., 16 Lincoln st., Livery stable keeper. Smith, R. Stanley, 72 Florence street, Conveyancer. Smith, William, 37 Cherry street, Cabinet maker. Snow, Herbert W., 199 Pearl street, Clerk. Snow, Walter H., 42 Derby street, Ice cream dealer. Snow, William A., 17 Francesca avenue, Iron worker. Spaulding, James R., 57 Chandler street, Merchant. Sprague, Walter A., 50 Concord avenue, Telegrapher. Staples, Mendall G., 3 Pearl terrace, Teamster. Stevens, Dudley L., 7 Francesca avenue, Salesman. Stevens, Oliver A., 20 Putnam street, Engineer. Stevens, Walter L., 5 Kenwood street, Dentist. Stodder, George F., 20 Stickney avenue, Fish dealer. Sullivan, Cornelius, 12 Perry street, Brass moulder. Swain, Noah R., 17 Hathorn street, Gardener. Sweeney, John J., 216-A Somerville avenue, Grocer.
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Taapken, John R., 227 Holland street, Grocery clerk. Tattan, Michael H., 458 Somerville avenue, Grocer. Taylor, Alvin, 48 Gilman street, Plumber. Taylor, John H., 29 Farragut avenue, Conductor. Teele, Warren L., 33 Curtis street, Salesman. Thiery, William O., 34 Central street, Salesman. Thomas, Joseph M., 23 Stickney avenue, Produce dealer. Thomas, Penrose F., 9 Hudson street, Salesman.
Thompson, Charles W., 27 Lake street, Music dealer.
Thompson, William J., 19 Shawmut street, Merchant. Thomson, Emerson, 10 Pinckney street, Station agent. Thurgood, Augustus, 42 Hudson st., Wall paper dealer. Tibbetts, Harris P., 33 Bradley street, Carpenter. Tinckner, George R., 21 Oak street, Cook. Titus, Anson M., 10 Raymond avenue, Bookkeeper. Tobin, John J., 373 Somerville avenue, Shoe dealer.
Tomfohrde, Richard, 216 Highland ave., Restaurant kpr. Toppan, Arthur W., 209 Highland ave., Gas engine dealer. Torrens, William L., 255 Broadway, Wood turner. Tracy, Albert A., 49 Banks street, Manager. Trauschke, Henry H., 78 Fremont street, Clerk. Tribble, Hiram, 50 Chandler street, Salesman. Tripp, William A., 8 Pearl terrace, Shipper. True, Harry A., 120 College ave., Investments manager. Tucket, Charles R., 104 Bartlett street, Inspector. Turner, Walter F., 15 Highland road, Trav. salesman.
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Ulm, Albert A., 59 Preston road, Printer. Upton, Samuel, 102 Glenwood road, Foreman.
Valentine, Paul R., 2 Bolton street, Clerk. Van Buren, John D., 45 Tufts street, Carriage painter. Van Buskirk, Charles, 20 Prescott street, Wheelwright. Varney, Charles A., 408 Highland avenue, Tele. inspector. Viall, John B., 4 Webster street, No occupation. Vinal, Arthur P., 36 Walnut street, Lumber dealer. Vroom, Hallett R., 26 Clark street, Teamster.
Wade, Howard, 24 Cedar street, Coal salesman. Wadleigh, William Y., 65 Boston st., Wholesale grocer. Waldron, George W., 28 Dartmouth st., Produce dealer. Walker, George, 26 Wallace street, Salesman. Walker, Granville A., 9 Loring street, Painter. Walker, Thomas G., 5 Dell street, Foreman. Wanless, David, 534 Medford street, Salesman. Waters, Morgan, 11 Sanborn avenue, Assistant supt. Watters, James, 41 Mystic avenue, Clerk. Watters, Robert D., 16 Ames street, Superintendent. Watts, John C., 28 Tower street, Waiter.
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Webber, Edward O., 77 Partridge avenue, Janitor. Wellington, J. Frank, 23 Summit avenue, Coal dealer. Wentworth, Frank H., 61 Dartmouth street, Salesman. Wentworth, Ransom D., 69 Glen street, Stable keeper. West, Edward B., 42 Preston road, Hay dealer. Weston, Howard H., 50 Jaques street, Milk dealer. Wheeler, Homer C., 16 Kidder avenue, Receiving clerk. Whitaker, George E., 75 Walnut street, Publisher. Whitcomb, Seth H., 59 Summer street, Nurse. White, Christopher J., 86 Prospect street, Laborer. White, Frank H., 14 Montgomery ave., Map mounter. Whiting, George, 61 Mt. Vernon st., Milk contractor. Whiting, James G., 61 Mt. Vernon st., Milk contractor. Whitney, James F., 40 Dartmouth street, No occupation. Whiton, Erastus, 12 Aldrich street, Clerk. Whiton, George F., 20 Otis street, No occupation. Wiggin, Walter S., 74 Walnut street, Salesman. Wild, B. Frank, 136 Highland avenue, Coal dealer. Wiley, Isaiah H., 22 Pearl street, Paint and oil dealer. Williams, Charles H., 45 Lexington avenue, Carpenter. Williston, Belvin T., 3 Monmouth street, Mech. engineer. Willoughby, George T., 111 Central street, Builder. Withington, Henry A., 189 Summer st., Cotton converter. Wood, Charles, 25 Columbus avenue, Locksmith. Wood, George A., 40 Laurel street, Hardware dealer. Wood, Herbert W., 75 Wallace street, Shell comb maker. Wood, James, 40 Tower street, Locksmith. Woodbury, Frederick A., 240-A School st., Shoe dealer. Woodley, Edward W., 10 Clarendon avenue, Printer. Woods, George H., 334 Broadway, Insurance agent. Wright, John Edward, 73 Beacon street, Electrician. Wright, Walter H., 54 Vinal avenue, Manufacturer.
Wyer, James C., 45 Pearl street, Engineer.
Wyman, Charles B., 67 Thurston st., Restaurant keeper.
York, Ernest A., 10 Thorndike street, Driver. Younker, Richard E., 9 Rossmore street, Wheelwright.
Z Zoeller, Fritz R., 26 Gibbens street, Clerk.
CHARLES P. LINCOLN, Chairman, CHARLES E. PARKS, EDWIN D. SIBLEY, FREDERIC W. COOK, Board of Registrars of Voters.
CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1908.
Mayor. CHARLES A. GRIMMONS, 72 Thurston street.
Board of Aldermen. President - LEONARD W. COLE. Vice-President - CHARLES A. BURNS. WARD ONE.
GEORGE A. LORD, Alderman-at-large
4 Pearl street.
JOHN DIGGINS .
. 18 Morton street.
JAMES D. HAYDEN
77 Pearl street.
WARD TWO.
DAVID BERGLIND, Alderman-at-large
53 Dickinson street.
JOSEPH A. HALEY
7 Linden street.
97 Concord avenue.
PHILIP KOEN
WARD THREE.
LEONARD W. COLE, Alderman-at-large
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5 Homer square.
CLARENCE A. SMITH
25 Munroe street.
WILLIAM E. COPITHORNE
. S1 School street.
WARD FOUR.
GEORGE W. HARVEY, Alderman-at-large .
. 8 Chester avenue.
AMOS W. SHEPARD
191 Broadway.
RAY R. RIDEOUT
10 Stickney avenue.
WARD FIVE.
J. FRANK MIXER, Alderman-at-large,
CHARLES A. BURNS
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ALPHONSO A. WYMAN, .
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119 Central street. 27 Thurston street. 35 Bartlett street.
WARD SIX.
RICHARD Y. GOOD, Alderman-at-large,
CHARLES W. ELDRIDGE
EDGAR A. SMITH
WARD SEVEN.
EDWARD H. KINGMAN, Alderman-at large
ROBERT M. LAVENDER
JESSE E. PERRY
14 Kenwood street. 20 Westminster street. SO College avenue.
City Clerk -FREDERIC W. COOK.
Assistant City Clerk -HOWARD E. WEMYSS.
Regular meetings, second and fourth Thursday evenings of each month, at 8 o'clock.
30 Brastow avenue.
109 Rogers avenue.
45 Cedar street.
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Standing Committees of the Board of Aldermen.
ACCOUNTS. -- Aldermen Good, Rideout and Perry.
BONDS. - Aldermen Berglind, Wyman and Lavender.
CITY ENGINEERING. - Aldermen Haley, Smith (Ward 3) and Kingman.
CLAIMS .- The President, Aldermen Smith ( Ward 6 ) and Wyman.
ELECTIONS. - Aldermen Mixer, Shepard and Good.
ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS. - Aldermen Harvey, Berglind, Lavender, Copithorne and Smith ( Ward 6).
FINANCE. - The President, Aldermen Burns, Berglind, Kingman, Lord, Harvey and Eldridge.
FIRE DEPARTMENT. - Aldermen Burns, Eldridge, Haley, Hayden and Perry.
GRADE CROSSINGS. - Aldermen Koen, Wyman, Rideout, Diggins and Perry.
HIGHWAYS. - Aldermen Smith ( Ward 3), Koen, Mixer, Shepard, Good, Lavender and Diggins.
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS. - The President, Aldermen Burns and Diggins.
LICENSES. - Aldermen Kingman, Eldridge and Copithorne.
ORDINANCES AND RULES .- Aldermen Mixer, Koen, and Shepard.
POLICE .- The President, Aldermen Berglind and Hayden.
PRINTING. - Aldermen Burns, Smith ( Ward 3) and Rideout.
PUBLIC GROUNDS. - Aldermen Eldridge, Haley, Smith (Ward 3 ), Hayden and Kingman.
PUBLIC PROPERTY. - Aldermen Shepard, Mixer, Lord, Haley and Smith ( Ward 6).
SEWERS. - Aldermen Lord, Rideout and Diggins.
SPECIAL BUILDING PERMITS. - Aldermen Lavender, Hayden and Wyman.
STATE AID AND SOLDIERS' RELIEF. - Aldermen Good, Koen and Harvey.
WATER. - Aldermen Lord, Harvey and Copithorne.
School Committee.
Chairman. - FREDERICK A. P. FISKE. Vice-Chairman .- HENRY H. FOLSOM. ( Term, two years, except members ex-officiis. )
CHARLES A. Grimmons, Mayor (ex-officio), 72 Thurston street.
LEONARD W. COLE, Pres. Board of Aldermen (ex-officio), 5 Homer square.
WARD ONE.
HENRY F. CURTIS ( elected 1907 ), 145 Perkins street.
ELMER H. SPAULDING (elected 1906 ), 44 Tufts street.
WARD TWO.
DANIEL H. BRADLEY ( elected 1907 ), 19 Concord avenue. THOMAS M. CLANCY ( elected 1906), 52 Springfield street.
WARD THREE.
GEORGE E. WHITAKER (elected 1907), 75 Walnut street.
WILBUR S. CLARKE ( elected 1906 ), 40 Vinal avenue.
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WARD FOUR.
CHARLES A. KIRKPATRICK, Jr. (elected 1907), 27 Sewall street. GEORGE W. FOSTER ( elected 1906), 7 Evergreen avenue.
WARD FIVE.
HENRY H. FOLSOM ( elected 1907 ), 103 Central street. J. WALTER SANBORN ( elected 1906 ), 183 Central street.
WARD SIX.
FREDERICK A. P. FISKE (elected 1907 ), 44 Cherry street. LEON M. CONWELL ( elected 1906 ), 1 Harvard place.
WARD SEVEN.
GEORGE C. MAHONEY ( elected 1907 ), 97 College avenue. HENRIETTA B. H. ATTWOOD (elected 1906), 12 Park avenue.
Superintendent and Secretary. - GORDON A. SOUTHWORTH (resigned September 1). CHARLES S. CLARK (from September 1). Office, City Hall Annex. Hours : 8 A. M. to 5 P. M., except Saturdays ; Saturdays, 8 to 10 A. M.
Reg ilar meetings, last Monday evening of each month, except July and August, when none are held, and December, when meetings are on the third and fourth Fridays.
Assessors. ( Term, three years. ) GEORGE W. PERKINS, Chairman, (term expires 1910). NATHAN H. REED ( term expires 1909). GEORGE E. ELLIOTT (term expires 1911 ). WINSOR L. SNOW ( term expires 1909). WILLIAM A. FLAHERTY ( term expires 1911 ).
ASSISTANT ASSESSORS. ( Term, one year. )
FRED B. CLAPP. JOHN J. SHEERAN.
HARVEY E. FROST.
JOHN FRANKLIN STACKPOLE. JAMES WILSON. JAMES A. BUTLER.
Office open : 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.
Board of Health.
(Term, two members, two years; one member, one year ). ALLEN F. CARPENTER, Chairman ( term expires 1910 ). ZEBEDEE E. CLIFF (term expires 1909 ). WESLEY T. LEE, M. D. ( term expires 1909 ). Clerk. - WILLIAM P. MITCHELL. Agent. - CALEB A. PAGE. Medical Inspector - FRANK L. MORSE, M. D. Superintendent Collection of Ashes and Offal. - EDGAR T. MAYHEW. Inspector of Animals and Provisions. - CHARLES M. BERRY. Inspector of Milk and Vinegar. - JULIUS E. RICHARDSON. Office open : 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.
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Overseers of the Poor. Office, City Hall Annex. (Term, three years. ) EDWARD B. WEST, Chairman ( term expires 1911 ). ALBERT W. EDMANDS ( term expires 1911 ). HERBERT E. MERRILL ( term expires 1910 ). Agent. - CHARLES C. FOLSOM. Secretary. - CORA F. LEWIS. Office open : 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.
Registrars of Voters. ( Term, three years. ) CHARLES P. LINCOLN, Chairman ( term expires 1910). CHARLES E. PARKS ( term expires 1911). EDWIN D. SIBLEY (term expires 1909). FREDERIC W. COOK, City Clerk ( term expires 1911 )
Public Library Trustees. (Term, three years. ) EDWARD C. BOOTH, Chairman ( term expires 1910). JOHN B. VIALL ( term expires 1911). J. FRANK WELLINGTON ( term expires 1911 ). IRVING G. HALL ( term expires 1909 ). HOWARD D. MOORE ( term expires 1909). FREDERICK W. PARKER ( term expires 1909 ). THOMAS M. DURELL ( term expires 1910). WILLIAM L. BARBER ( term expires 1910 ). CHARLES L. NOYES ( term expires 1911 ). Librarian and Secretary. - SAM WALTER FOSS. Library open 9 A. M. to 9 P. M., and the reading room Sundays 2 to 6 P. M.
City Clerk. FREDERIC W. COOK. Assistant City Clerk. - HOWARD E. WEMYSS. Office open : 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.
City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes.
JOSEPH S. PIKE. Office open : 8 A. M. to 2 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.
City Messenger. JAIRUS MANN.
Mayor's Secretary. FRED E. WARREN.
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City Solicitor. FRANK W. KAAN, 50 State street, Boston.
City Auditor.
CHARLES S. ROBERTSON (resigned April 30, 1908). CLARENCE T. BRUCE ( elected April 30, 190S).
City Engineer. ERNEST W. BAILEY. Office open : S A. M. to 4 P. M. ; Saturdays, S A. M. to 12 M.
Commissioner of Streets. ASA B. PRICHARD. Office hour : 9.30 to 10 A. M.
Commissioner of Public Buildings and Inspector of Buildings.
WALTER T. LITTLEFIELD. Office open : S A. M. to 4 P. M., Saturdays, S A. M. to 12 M.
Commissioner of Electric Lines and Lights.
MELVIN F. UNDERWOOD. Office hour : 9 to 9.30 A, M.
Water Commissioner.
FRANK E. MERRILL. Office open : S A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.
Clerk of Committees and Departments.
WILLIAM P. MITCHELL. Office open : 8 A. M. to 4 P. M ; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.
Chief of Police.
MELVILLE C. PARKHURST (retired October 31, 190S). Acting Chief of Police, CAPTAIN ROBERT R. PERRY. Office, Police Building, Bow street.
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department,
JAMES R. HOPKINS. Office, Central Fire Station, 261 Medford street.
City Physician. C. CLARK TOWLE, M. D. 24 Prospect Hill avenue.
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Inspector of Plumbing. DUNCAN C. GREENE. Office hour : 8 to 9 A. M. Inspector of Milk and Vinegar. JULIUS E. RICHARDSON, 310 Broadway.
Inspector of Trees. CHARLES I. BUCKNAM (resigned October 20, 1908).
Inspector of Animals and Provisions. CHARLES M. BERRY,; 60 Prescott street.
Inspector of Petroleum. JAMES R. HOPKINS. Office, Central Fire Station, 261 Medford street.
Sealer of Weights and Measures. JOHN H. DUSSEAULT, Deputy Sealer, BENJAMIN S. ABBOTT. Office, City Hall Annex. Office open : November 1 to March 31, inclusive, 9 A. M. to 12 M .; April 1 to . October 31, inclusive, 9 A. M. to 12 M., Fridays and Saturdays only.
Fence Viewers. LAMBERT M. MAYNARD, 90 Highland avenue. CHARLES M. BERRY, 60 Prescott street.
Burial Agent. UNDER REVISED LAWS, CHAPTER 79, SECTION 20. JOHN H. DUSSEAULT, 42 Sargent avenue.
Constables.
GEORGE H. CARLETON. EUGENE A. CARTER. WINSLOW W. COFFIN. THOMAS DAMERY. CHARLES L. ELLIS.
CHARLES C. FOLSOM.
PATRICK J. GARVIN.
ARTHUR L. GILMAN.
WILLIAM D. HAYDEN. FRANKLIN W. HOPKINS. DENNIS KELLEY. JAIRUS MANN. CHARLES B. PALMER.
MELVILLE C. PARKHURST.
ROBERT R. PERRY. MALCOLM E. STURTEVANT.
CHARLES E. WOODMAN.
Measurers of Wood and Bark. WILLIAM B. HOLMES, 317 Broadway. OSCAR A. DYKENS, 34 Chestnut street. WILLIAM J. GOODWIN, 8 Holland street.
440
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Measurer of Grain. EVERETT C. EMERY.
Public Weigher in Charge of City Scales at City Ledge. WILLIAM H. WHITCOMB.
Weighers of Coal.
DANIEL F. ASH.
SUSIE MAGEE.
JOHN F. AYLWARD.
GEORGE H. MARSH.
ALBERT E. BAKER.
JOHN A. MARSH.
EDGAR H. BARKER.
JOHN MCKENNA.
ELMER E. BEACHAM.
FRANK T. McMAHON.
JOHN L. BLAKE.
JOHN J. MCMAHON.
ANGUS W. CAMPBELL.
PHILIP C. MCMAHON.
ALFRED B. CLARK.
GEORGE H. MOORE.
CORNELIUS COAKLEY.
FRANK J. OBERLE.
HARRY A. CRAWFORD.
JOHN J. O'NEILL.
ELLSWORTH CULLEN.
MARK W. PATTEN.
WILLIAM G. CUMMINGS.
LOTTIE L. RICE.
HOWARD H. DAVENPORT.
OBADIAH E. RING.
CHARLES F. DOHERTY.
AVERY U. ROCKWOOD.
THOMAS A. DUNLAP.
JOHN J. RYAN.
AMHERST F. DURKEE.
MICHAEL J. SHEA.
OSCAR A. DYKENS.
ABRAM SIMON.
EVERETT C. EMERY.
WILLIAM C. STICKLE.
FRED L. ESTEY.
ORRIN S. TARR.
JOHN F. FLYNN.
FRANK A. TEELE.
CHARLES T. GARLAND.
WILLIAM J. THOMPSON.
WILLIAM E. GERRISH.
JOHN P. TULLY.
WILLIAM G. GOODWIN.
ALFRED A. WALDRON.
GEORGE F. GROGAN.
ELIZABETH M. L. WALLACE.
ALBERT F. HACKETT.
THOMAS WALSH.
ADALA C. HIGGINS.
CHARLES H. WARD.
WILLIAM F. HOULAHAN.
JOHN H. WOODMAN.
LUCIEN L. WOODMAN.
Weighers of Beef.
ALBERT E. BAKER.
REUBEN W. MEAD.
OLIVER S. BRYANT.
CARL BURROWS.
GEORGE M. CHISHOLM.
HERBERT D. REED.
WILLIAM J. DOONER.
WILLIAM B. SARGENT.
ALFRED G. DYMOND.
WALTER SAVAGE. ROBERT E. SMITH.
WALTER M. TOWER.
JOSEPH F. TYTER.
ARTHUR F. MASON.
TOBIAS YAVNER.
FREDERICK A. GEILING. FRED HARRIS.
GEORGE L. HORTON.
SYLVANUS R. KNEELAND, Jr.
JOSEPH MURPHY. THOMAS S. PARKER.
INDEX.
PAGE
City Clerk, Report of
401
Receipts
401
Payments
402
Licenses and Permits
403
Gas and Pole Locations
404
Births
404 405
Deaths
405
Voting Precincts
406
Assessed Polls and Registered Voters
407 408 409
Liquor License Question
415
City Engineer, Report of
283
Engineering Department, Statement of Expenses
283
Grade Crossings, Statement of Expenses Office Records and Value of Instruments .
285
General Work
285
Streets Accepted in 1908 .
238
Table of Sidewalks Constructed, 1908 .
288
Length of Public Streets in Each Ward
289
Miles of Edgestone, Brick, Granolithic, and Gravel Side- walks in Each Ward
289
Table of Street Construction
289
Abolition of Grade Crossings
291
Stone Bounds
292
Sewer Department .
293
Statement of Expenses, Sewers Construction
293
Summary of Work .
295
Metropolitan Sewer Connections
295
New Work
296
Sewers Built in 1908
296
Public Grounds Department
299
Statement of Expenses, Public Grounds
302
City Government and Officers for 1908
434
City Physician, Report of
282
City Solicitor, Report of
399
City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, Report of
19
Public Property
19
Funded Debt
19
Resources
21
Appropriations from Funded Debt and from Income Cash
22
Assets and Liabilities
22
Balance Sheet .
23
Appendix
24
Statement of Accounts
52
Balances
144
Approval of Treasurer's Report
146
Commissioner of Public Buildings (see Public Buildings, Commissioner)
297
Construction Account
304
Table of Streets
305
Statement of Expenses, Sewers Maintenance
284
Women's Voting Lists .
Elections
Marriages
342
22
442
INDEX.
Commissioner of Streets (see Street Commissioner) Commissioner of Water (see Water Commissioner) Electric Lines and Lights, Commissioner, Report of Fire Department, Chief of, Report of
317
351
319
386
Fire Alarms
386
Manual Force
386
Apparatus in Service
386
Apparatus in Reserve
Horses
Recommendations
387
Municipal Building Insurance
387
Bell Alarms and Causes .
388 390
Roster of Department
391
Health, Board of, Report of
243
Organization, Officers, etc.
243
Nuisances
244
Permits
245
Pedlers
246
Ashes and Offal
246
Stables
248
Board of Infants
249
Deaths
249
Mortality
250
Dangerous Diseases
252, 256, 262
Disinfection
253
Hospital for Contagious Diseases
255, 262 255
Bacteriological Department
257,264
Undertakers
258
Examiners of Plumbers .
258
Regulations
258
Tuberculosis Exhibition
258
Financial Statement .
259
Medical Inspector, Report of
262
Inspector of Animals and Provisions, Report of
268
Inspector of Milk and Vinegar, Report of .
270
Inspector of Animals and Provisions, Report of
268
Inspector of Buildings (see Public Buildings, Commissioner),
342
Inspector of Milk and Vinegar, Report of . Jury List
270 418
Mayor's Inaugural Address
3
Highways
4
Fire Department
5
City Engineer's Department
5
Other Departments
5
Electric Lines and Lights Department
5
Schools
5
Public Library
6
Poor Department
6
Assessors' Department
6
Trees
6
Lowell Street Bridge
7
No License
7 7
Dedication of the Soldiers' Monument
7
The Carnegie Library
7
Hospital
8
Amendments to City Charter
8
Encouragement of Public Spirit
-
9
ยท
-
Veterans of the Civil War
Police Department
4
Medical Inspection of Schools
387 387
Service of Companies
443
INDEX.
Official Responsibility
9
Funded Debt
11
Taxes
12
Appropriations
13
Medical Inspector, Report of
262
Scarlet Fever
262
Diphtheria
262, 263, 264,266
Typhoid Fever
262,265,267
Tuberculosis
262, 265,266
Contagious Disease Hospital
262
Bacteriological Department
264
Ordinances
Overseers of the Poor, Report of
273
Members of the Board, Committees, Officers, etc.
273
Report of General Agent
275
Full Support
277
Partial Support
277
Reimbursements
277
Somerville Hospital
278
Population and Gross Expenditures, 1883 to 1908, in- clusive
27
Overseers of the Poor Since 1885
279
Recapitulation
279
Expenditures in Detail
279
City Home, Report of Warden
280
City Physician, Report of
282
Police, Chief of, Report of
394
Arrests
394
Crimes Against the Person
394
Crimes Against Property
394
Crimes Against Public Order
395
Miscellaneous Reports
395
Police Signal Service and Ambulance Reports Official Roster of Department
396
Poor Department (see Overseers of the Poor) Population
152,189, 445
Public Buildings, Commissioner, Report of Somerville Beach
342
Mystic River Bathhouse, Rules
343
Health Stable
343
Care and Repair
344
Heating and Ventilating
345
Sanitary Conditions
346
Toilets
346
Inspection of Buildings
347
Public Grounds (see City Engineer)
283
Public Library
227
Board of Trustees, Officers, etc.
227
Report of the Trustees
230
Report of the Librarian .
233
Cataloguing Department
233
Books Added
233
Binding
233
Books Withdrawn
233
School Department
234
Reference and Art Department
234
Children's Department
236
General Work .
236
New Registration
239
Decreasing Expenditure for Books
240
List of Donations
241
395
342
273
.
416
444
INDEX.
-
Conclusion
242
School Department
Report of the School Committee .
147 147
Members, Officers, Committees, etc.
148, 149, 225
Summary of Statistics
150 150
School Buildings .
150,153
Teachers 150, 158, 164, 171, 173, 182, 201, 202, 203, 218
Attendance
150, 152, 190, 195, 198
Cost of Schools
151, 159, 182, 184, 186, 188
Miscellaneous
151, 182
School Census
151, 182, 189 152
Truancy
152, 180, 194
Corporal Punishment
153, 179
School Hygiene
154
Additional Accommodations
156
Kindergartens
159,176
Evening Schools
159, 174, 180, 196
Per Capita Cost
161, 185, 187
Manual Training
162,178
Teachers' Salaries
164, 173, 218
Course of Study
165
Personal
167
Lemuel Harlow Snow
168
Elmer H. Spaulding
169
Amendments to Rules
170
Cadet Teachers
171,180
Vacations
174
Organization
176
Grammar Schools
176
Promotions
176, 200
Latin High School
177,191
English High School
178,191
Sewing
179
Music
179
Gymnastics
179
Recesses
179
Drawing
179
Penmanship
180
Public Library
180
Janitors
180,226
Supervision
Members of School Board Under Second Charter
181
Appendix
182
Pupils by Grades
192
Graduates
194, 204
Membership, etc., High School
199
Resignation of Teachers
201
Graduation Exercises
204
Organization of School Board, 1909
217
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report of
397
Sewers (see City Engineer) .
293
Street Commissioner, Report of
317
Permanent Paving
317
Mystic Avenue
317
Holland Street Ledge
318
Stone Crusher
318
Primary Schools
176
Closing Schools
165
School Registration
Report of Superintendent
180
445
INDEX.
Street Cleaning
318
Bridges
319
Shade Trees
319
Subways
319
Street Watering
319
Steam Rollers
320
Granolithic Sidewalks
320
Snow and Ice
321
Underground Wires
321
Accepted Streets
322
Sidewalks Maintenance
322
Street Railways
322
Emergency Call
322 323
Tarvia
Suppression of the Gypsy and Brown-Tail Moths
324
Miscellaneous
324
Recommendations
325
Statement of Accounts
327
Streets Constructed
333 334
Sidewalks Constructed
335, 336
Gutters Paved
338 339
Driveways Discontinued
339
Driveways Relocated
339
Streets Accepted
340
Street Crossings Laid
341
Length of Accepted Streets
341
Support of Poor Department (see Overseers of the Poor)
273
Water Commissioner, Report of .
351
Statement of Accounts
352
Cost of Water Works
352
Water Debt
352
Water Works Income and Distribution
353
Extension of Water Distribution System Hydrants, Gates, etc.
354
Water Services
355
Water Meters
355
Summary of Pipes and Fixtures
356
Inventory
356
Maintenance
356
Water Assessments and Consumption Meterage
359
Mains Laid, Gates, Hydrants, etc.
361
New Gates
363
Main Gate Relocation
363
New Hydrants .
364
Hydrants, Renewal
364
Hydrants, Location
365
Private Hydrants
382
Location of Water Posts
382
383
Location of Drinking Fountains Statistics
384
Financial Statistics
385
Streets Repaired
Driveways Constructed
353
358
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